May we be free within suffering, no matter what is felt.https://twitter.com/_BuddhaQuotes/status/1258844936897564672 …
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Replying to @NoaidiX
Could you please elaborate - free within suffering? Klesha (affliction) and vedana (sensation) - are all emotions to be understood as afflictions for they ultimately bring suffering and all sensations as well? There are sensations such as joy (mudita)...
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Replying to @Upasika1
Freedom within suffering is a complete re-envisioning of the relationship between them, as practice inevitably transforms these relationships, transmuting one into the other so that ultimately all distinctions are dissolved.
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Replying to @NoaidiX
In practice, do you place emphasis on Vipassana (meditation)? Can reading & contemplation of books on Dhamma, chanting of gathas and/or sutras/mantras suffice for a beginner? Is doing a single practice out of the various means available enough? Sorry for asking too many queries!
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Replying to @Upasika1
For me, meditation is central to practice, but needn't look a certain way. I've found it fruitful to practice a variety of methods, not only sitting quietly in stereotypical meditative stillness, although that has also featured centrally.
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Too often, we tend to (mis)understand meditation as only that which occurs while the legs are crossed and mind is focused, with everything else functioning as non-meditation. This can close a lot of doors, especially for people who might benefit from other forms of medicine.
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At least in my experience, meditation comes in a variety of forms and flavors, each suited to different conditions and predispositions. Integrating multiple treatments—contemplative study, recitation, embodied practices, etc—while adapting them to one's situation goes a long way.
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